scholarly journals How to Manage Collaborative Policy Innovation Networks? Practical Lessons from a Flemish Coastal Protection Initiative

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 94
Author(s):  
Vidar Stevens
Keyword(s):  
Management Strategies ◽  
Policy Innovation ◽  
Collaborative Networks ◽  
Coastal Protection ◽  
Collaborative Network ◽  
Innovation Networks ◽  
Protection Policy ◽  
Good People ◽  
Collaboration Management ◽  
Policy Solutions

Collaborative policy innovation networks are increasingly used as vehicles for fostering innovative policy solutions. However, scholars have noted that the extent to which collaborative networks can actually contribute to the development of innovative policy solutions depends on how they are managed. Empirical research on the management of collaborative policy innovation networks has so far been limited. Therefore, a case is reviewed to add new insights to the link between collaboration, management, and policy innovation. Specifically, the management strategies are examined which helped a Flemish administrative network to develop a radical new Coastal Protection Policy Plan. This study shows that a clear procedural groundwork, playful mediating strategies, and a good people knowledge help network managers to facilitate the development of innovative policy solutions in a collaborative network.

scholarly journals Managing Collaborative Innovation Networks – Practical Lessons from a Belgian Spatial Planning Initiative

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 154
Author(s):  
Vidar Stevens ◽  
Annika Agger
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Causal Link ◽  
Relationship Building ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Innovation Networks ◽  
Collaborative Innovation ◽  
Collaboration Management ◽  
Innovation Processes ◽  
Policy Solutions

Collaborative innovation networks are increasingly used as vehicles for fostering innovative policy solutions. However, scholars have noted that the extent to which collaborative networks can actually contribute to the development of innovative policy solutions depends on how they are managed. Empirical research on the management of collaborative policy innovation processes is, however, scarce. Therefore, we review in this article a case to add new insights to the causal link between collaboration, management, and innovation. Specifically, we examine the management strategies which helped a Flemish administrative network to develop a radical new Spatial Planning Policy Plan. This study shows that the best way to manage collaborative innovation networks is not to press directly for results, but take the time to invest in relationship-building and together agree on a planning and clear process steps. Such a management approach allows actors to get to know each other and from thereon expand, with more background and appreciation for the others’ goals, behaviors, and intentions, their group activities concerning the formulation of a radical and innovative policy plan.

Influential Factors of Collaborative Networks in Manufacturing: Validation of a Conceptual Model

10.28945/2120 ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 001-019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danny Wee Hock Quik ◽  
Nevan Wright ◽  
Ammar Rashid ◽  
Sivadass Thiruchelvam
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Support ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Manufacturing Industries ◽  
Collaborative Networks ◽  
Collaborative Network ◽  
Perceived Effectiveness ◽  
External Stakeholders ◽  
Technical Systems ◽  
External Learning

The purpose of the study is to identify influential factors in the use of collaborative networks within the context of manufacturing. The study aims to investigate factors that influence employees’ learning, and to bridge the gap between theory and praxis in collaborative networks in manufacturing. The study further extends the boundary of a collaborative network beyond enterprises to include suppliers, customers, and external stakeholders. It provides a holistic perspective of collaborative networks within the complexity of the manufacturing environment, based on empirical evidence from a questionnaire survey of 246 respondents from diverse manufacturing industries. Drawing upon the socio-technical systems (STS) theory, the study presents the theoretical context and interpretations through the lens of manufacturing. The results show significant influences of organizational support, promotive interactions, positive interdependence, internal-external learning, perceived effectiveness, and perceived usefulness on the use of collaborative networks among manufacturing employees. The study offers a basis of empirical validity for measuring collaborative networks in organizational learning and knowledge/information sharing in manufacturing.

scholarly journals Trends and Evolution in the Concept of Marine Ecosystem Services: An Overview

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 2060
Author(s):  
Elvira Buonocore ◽  
Umberto Grande ◽  
Pier Paolo Franzese ◽  
Giovanni F. Russo
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Alternative Assessment ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
Marine Ecosystem ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Marine Ecosystems ◽  
Global Ocean ◽  
Coastal Protection ◽  
Policy Dialogue ◽  
Marine Ecosystem Services

The biotic and abiotic assets of the marine environment form the “marine natural capital” embedded in the global ocean. Marine natural capital provides the flow of “marine ecosystem services” that are directly used or enjoyed by people providing benefits to human well-being. They include provisioning services (e.g., food), regulation and maintenance services (e.g., carbon sequestration and storage, and coastal protection), and cultural services (e.g., tourism and recreational benefits). In recent decades, human activities have increased the pressures on marine ecosystems, often leading to ecosystem degradation and biodiversity loss and, in turn, affecting their ability to provide benefits to humans. Therefore, effective management strategies are crucial to the conservation of healthy and diverse marine ecosystems and to ensuring their long-term generation of goods and services. Biophysical, economic, and sociocultural assessments of marine ecosystem services are much needed to convey the importance of natural resources to managers and policy makers supporting the development and implementation of policies oriented for the sustainable management of marine resources. In addition, the accounting of marine ecosystem service values can be usefully complemented by their mapping to enable the identification of priority areas and management strategies and to facilitate science–policy dialogue. Given this premise, this study aims to review trends and evolution in the concept of marine ecosystem services. In particular, the global scientific literature on marine ecosystem services is explored by focusing on the following main aspects: the definition and classification of marine ecosystem services; their loss due to anthropogenic pressures, alternative assessment, and mapping approaches; and the inclusion of marine ecosystem services into policy and decision-making processes.

scholarly journals Nurturing Collaborative Networks of Mobile Learning Researchers and Practitioners

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 73-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Cochrane ◽  
Vickel Narayan
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Reflective Practice ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Collaborative Networks ◽  
Collaborative Network ◽  
Communication Structure ◽  
International Networks ◽  
Subsequent Application

In this article, we present the development of a framework for supporting and facilitating collaborative networks of reflective practice using mobile social media. Developed throughout a two-year collaborative mobile learning project #NPF14LMD, the framework has subsequently been used to support two wider international networks of mobile learning researchers and practitioners. The #NPF14LMD project was a national project comprised of three universities and three polytechnics across New Zealand. One of the goals of the #NPF14LMD project was to create a collaborative network of practice across the six institutions participating in the project. The network provided a support and communication structure linking the six institutional communities of practice, enabling sharing of their experiences and a sense of belonging to a wider national and international community. This article outlines the use of mobile social media to facilitate the #NPF14LMD network, and the subsequent application of this framework to support two international networks.

scholarly journals A Negotiation Approach to Support the Strategies Alignment Process in Collaborative Networks

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 2766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatriz Andres ◽  
Vicente Javier Blanes
Keyword(s):  
Network Performance ◽  
Collaborative Networks ◽  
Collaborative Network ◽  
Collaborative Process ◽  
Performance Levels ◽  
Negotiation Processes ◽  
Alignment Process ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Complementary Mechanism

This paper proposes a negotiation approach to support the strategies alignment (SA) collaborative process. The negotiation approach is presented as a complementary mechanism to deal with the SA process. The strategies alignment negotiation approach (SA-NA) considers three different levels of collaboration, which differ by the accurateness of information and amount of data exchanged among the collaborative enterprises. Accordingly, three negotiation processes are proposed, equivalent to the three collaboration levels identified. This paper describes from a conceptual and mathematical point of views the phases of the SA-NA to carry out at each collaboration level. The SA-NA enables users to identify aligned strategies to be activated by the collaborative network (CN) partners. The main aim of the SA-NA is to identify those aligned strategies that satisfy all the CN enterprises, allowing users to achieve the objectives and performance levels required at the enterprises’ level while the network performance is maximized. The SA-NA enables CN partners to negotiate and achieve a suitable solution for all the CN enterprises, promoting sustainable collaboration among the partners participating in the CN through the activation of aligned strategies.

The evolution of collaborative networks: A social network analysis of Chinese environmental protection policy

2021 ◽  
pp. 095207672110346
Author(s):  
Yanwei Li ◽  
Jing Huang
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Preferential Attachment ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
National Government ◽  
Collaborative Networks ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Collaborative Network ◽  
Network Partner ◽  
Societal Problems ◽  
Over Time

Interagency collaboration helps governments to better resolve various complex societal problems. This contribution examines the mechanisms underlying the collaboration of disparate national government agencies engaged in Chinese environmental protection. We test three dominant mechanisms, namely, the institutionalization of collaborative networks, resource interdependence and exchange, and preferential attachment. It is concluded that a collaborative network over time becomes cohesive, that national government agencies prefer to collaborate with popular agencies and tend to collaborate with those whose resources are different from their own, and that popular agencies tend to maintain their core positions over time. Our study enriches the current governance and policy literature through adding building blocks for the evolution of collaborative network and network partner selection.

scholarly journals COASTAL RESILIENCY: MULTI-TIER PROTECTION SYSTEM & RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

2018 ◽  
pp. 48
Author(s):  
Robert Sloop ◽  
Jacqueline Branyon ◽  
Matthew Trowbridge
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Coastal Protection ◽  
Storm Events ◽  
Sea Levels ◽  
Risk Management Strategies ◽  
System Risk ◽  
Rising Sea Levels ◽  
Atlantic Hurricanes ◽  
Rain Events

North Atlantic hurricanes pose a significant threat to Caribbean islands and their low-lying coastal communities through storm surge, long period swells, coastal flooding, and duration wind and rain events. The increasing intensity and frequency of these damaging storms and rising sea levels require advances in the traditional approaches to coastal protection systems and risk management strategies. Adaptation strategies for coastal locations that do not have the option of mitigated retreat due to the significant infrastructure investment require innovative and tailored solutions to combat the threat of these storm events. In this paper, an 18-year case study of a Caribbean island Resort evaluates a long-term cumulative process of providing coastal protection solutions in stepped tiers and assessing their effectiveness over four Category 4 hurricanes (Lenny, 1998; Omar, 2008; Earl, 2010; Matthew, 2016).

Beach nourishment, philosophy and coastal protection policy

1991 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan van de Graaff ◽  
Hanz D. Niemeyer ◽  
Jan van Overeem
Keyword(s):  
Beach Nourishment ◽  
Coastal Protection ◽  
Protection Policy

scholarly journals Ten Commandments for Sustainable, Safe, and W/Healthy Sandy Coasts Facing Global Change

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodolfo Silva ◽  
Hocine Oumeraci ◽  
M. Luisa Martínez ◽  
Valeria Chávez ◽  
Debora Lithgow ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Coastal Protection ◽  
Shore Protection ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Ten Commandments ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
New Vision

Sandy coasts represent about one-third of the global coastline and are among the most valuable and most vulnerable areas for humans and many other species. Socio-economic development and climate change impacts, together with traditional engineering for shore protection, have pervasively resulted in coastal squeeze, thereby threatening coastal life and economic activities, and the very survival of coastal ecosystems. In the past, the responses to problems such as land loss, coastal erosion and flooding were primarily reactive, through gray engineering solutions, with little interest shown in the ecosystem processes impacted by coastal armoring. In recent decades, coastal management strategies have become more diverse, embracing traditional engineering solutions alongside ecosystem-based measures. Even so, many of these new strategies still fail to meet sustainability criteria. Inspired by Per Bruun’s “The Ten Demands for Coastal Protection” from 1972, this article attempts to consider these changes and knowledge acquired since the 1970s, in order to tentatively formulate “Ten Commandments” for the sustainability of sandy coasts in face of climate change and socio-economic development. As such, the paper offers a new vision and briefly summarizes good practices for the management of sandy coasts, particularly useful for those who, at whatever level of influence, could contribute to the long-term realization of this new vision.

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